What's next...

This is part of a STRIVE (Campus Life Fundraising) letter that I wrote back in April of 2009. It's also were I got the title of my blog =)
-Amanda

I'm also writing to give you an update on my life. =) I always plan on writing a Christmas letter, but not much changes from year to year. However, 2009 thus far has been filled with change starting in February when I got laid off. If anything, I was happy it happened. My firm has been laying people off for almost two years, so things have been pretty tense at work for awhile. I've wanted to leave the Architecture industry for some time, but feared making the jump... especially since I didn't know what I would jump to! I really feel as though this is God's will for me. Time off to regroup and try to figure out what comes next. As a matter of fact, the night before I got my pink slip, another Campus Life volunteer (who knew my office was really slow) suggested that I ask my boss if I could go part-time so that I could also work for Campus Life.

After I stared volunteering for CL, I realized how much I enjoy the whole process from brainstorming behind the scenes to spending time with the kids. For probably a year now I have been thinking about applying for the Peace Corps, but the planner in me wanted to have everything figured out first. The dog, the cat, all my belongings, would I still remember autoCAD if I was out of an office for two years, you get the idea. At the beginning of this year it hit me though that there is a chance that I won't even get in. So I decided that I would worry about this stuff when/if the time comes. All that is to say that the first thing I did after I got laid off was email CL, and then apply for the Peace Corps!!
Currently I am working part-time at CL and going through the LONG application process with the Peace Corps. Apparently my fingerprints checked out okay and now I'm on to the interview process. From what I understand, that can take up to a year. I'm not planning on the Peace Corps but I'm preparing for it. I've got a few back up plans in mind, but I feel at peace about where I am now. I finally have the time to work more with CL and heck, I'm even getting paid for some of my work. As stressful as it can be, it's a good stress. Please keep me in your prayers as this next year could be one of major changes.